EDWINBOSS

WINTER HAVEN - Edwin Boss, a longtime resident of Winter Haven passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, February 11th, 2014, of natural causes, surrounded by his family. He was 91 years old. Ed was born in New Jersey, the youngest of seven born to William and Caroline Boss. He served in the US Marine Corps during World War II and participated in the liberation of Guadalcanal, Vella Lavella, Bougainville and Okinawa. He also saw combat on Iwo Jima where he watched the flag being raised atop Mount Suribachi and received a Purple Heart for wounds received in battle. After the war, he returned home to New Jersey where he worked for the next 27 years. He retired in 1972 as the Director of Public Works and moved to Winter Haven later that year. In 1974, he opened Boss Radiator Repair in Auburndale, closing it due to health issues three years later. Ed was a carpenter and an avid fisherman, and spent much of his time tending to his garden. He was a member of Saint Matthews Catholic Church, a 3rd degree Knights of Columbus and longtime Elk. He is preceded in death by his brothers, sisters and grandson Marco Madrid, and survived by his wife Evelyn, daughters Joan Morgan and Patricia Spencer, son Roger and grandchildren Michael Moore and Gabriella Ferron. His cremains rest in the columbarium at Saint Matthews Catholic Church in Winter Haven. At the request of the family, memorial gifts may be directed in his name to the Cornerstone Hospice Foundation, 2445 Lane Park Road, Tavares, FL 32778 orhttp://cshospice.org/?giving